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Re:How much it's worth to be #1 on Hacker News for a day by Miyamoto on Tuesday September 03, 2013 @03:11PM (#6323030)
I see this all the time on HN. For anyone interested in the formula:

1. Have an app.

2. Get some Amazon referral links.

3. Have a blog with ads.

4. Author a controversial blog post and fill it with the above three items.

5. Submit to HN. Hope your post hits a chord on HN.

6. Follow up a week later with a meta blog post about your success.

7. Submit to HN. Hope your follow up hits a chord on HN.

8. Go back to #1.

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Re:How much it's worth to be #1 on Hacker News for a day by arshadgc on Tuesday September 03, 2013 @03:37PM (#6323233)
The lesson here, for me, is that popular posts on HN aren't exactly a treasure trove. I'm not complaining about the money, but I'm somewhat underwhelmed. But you're probably spot on about the playbook.
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